SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT

Your right to work safety

Workers are seen on the production floor at the Civmec Construction and Engineering facility in Perth, Friday, March 10, 2017.
Workers Source: AAP Image/Dan Peled

The law requires all employers to create a safe working environment to minimise injury and illness in the workplace. However Australian Bureau of Statistics show that during 2013 to 2014, over half a million people suffered a work-related injury or illness. Some occupations are more dangerous than others but culturally and linguistically diverse workers are a high risk group.


Published

By Wolfgang Mueller

Source: SBS


Skip to podcast episode content

The law requires all employers to create a safe working environment to minimise injury and illness in the workplace. However Australian Bureau of Statistics show that during 2013 to 2014, over half a million people suffered a work-related injury or illness. Some occupations are more dangerous than others but culturally and linguistically diverse workers are a high risk group.



Latest podcast episodes